Kongo-class Battleships: In the Imperial Japanese Navy in World War II - Couverture rigide

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Ahlberg, Lars; Lengerer, Hans

 
9780764361678: Kongo-class Battleships: In the Imperial Japanese Navy in World War II
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ISBN 10 : 0764361678 ISBN 13 : 9780764361678
Editeur : Schiffer Publishing Ltd, 2021

Synopsis

A detailed illustrated history of the Kongō-class battleships of the Imperial Japanese Navy.

The Kongō class—comprising Kongō, Haruna, Kirishima, and Hiei—were the oldest, smallest, and fastest battleships in Japanese service during World War II.

Originally designed as battlecruisers, Kongō was built in England before World War I, while the remaining ships were constructed in Japan and completed by 1915.

Extensively modernized in the 1920s and reclassified as battleships in the 1930s, these vessels became some of the most active ships in the Japanese fleet.

They saw action in major campaigns including:

  • Pearl Harbor
  • Midway
  • Guadalcanal
  • Leyte Gulf

All four ships were ultimately sunk by Allied forces before the end of the war.

This volume features:

  • Rare Japanese primary source material
  • Archival photographs
  • Line drawings and technical schematics
  • Detailed charts and data

An essential resource for naval historians and World War II enthusiasts.

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À propos des auteurs

Lars Ahlberg and Hans Lengerer have coauthored books about the aircraft carrier Taihō, of the Yamato class of ships. They privately publish Contributions to the History of Imperial Japanese Warships.

Hans Lengerer and Lars Ahlberg have coauthored books about the aircraft carrier Taihō, the armor-clad Fusō- to Kongō-class battle cruisers, and the Yamato-class battleships, the last of which was recently published. They privately publish Contributions to the History of Imperial Japanese Warships.

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Éditeur
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Date d'édition
2021
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0764361678
ISBN 13 
9780764361678
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
128
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
Buchpark GmbH
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